Lebanon

Lebanese food

Lebanese cuisine is refreshing, full of vegetables, fruits, fish and seafood. These are accompanied by starches and whole grains, what makes that cuisine healthy and colorful. Lemon juice, garlic, parsley and other herbs add a lot of aroma and flavor. Hummus, sesame tahini paste, tabbouleh, all sort of mezze, baklava and shawarma are staples and well known. No Lebanese meal can exist without a famous, flat bread - pita. But there is a lot of other dishes that are worth trying too. Then, you cannot of course forget about Lebanese wine and an anise liquor – arak.

Château Musar is located not far away from Beirut. Just 25 to 30 km north from the capital. The town is also worth visiting as it has a nice atmosphere, medieval look and looks as it could look like hundred of years ago.

One of traditional and loved sweets in Lebanon is halva. And believe me – it is really good and worth trying, even if you do not like sweets very much. Well, yes, it is sweet. It is even very sweet, but also delicious.

As time was still good for Lebanese Beaujolais Nouveau, we had a chance to taste jeune wines from Château Musar. Musar Jeune Blanc, Rouge and Rosé are all bottled and labeled in the same way. The label is simple, minimalistic in the design and elegant.